Detroit Lions linebacker and special teams standout Jalen Reeves-Maybin is the new president of the NFL Players Association. The NFLPA announced Friday that he was elected president by the player board of representatives.
Jalen Reeves-Maybin’s role as new president of the NFL Players Association, will bring to bear a face-lift to the NFLPA.
The NFLPA announced Friday that he was elected by the player board of representatives. He served on the board’s executive committee the past two seasons. All due process was followed to arrive at the decision of electing the new President….A plus for the Association.
Reeves-Maybin follows J.C. Tretter, formerly of the Cleveland Browns, who was elected in March 2022 to his second two-year term. He remained president despite his NFL retirement in August 2022.
Reeves-Maybin, 29, was a fourth-round draft pick of the Lions and played four years there before signing as a free agent with the Houston Texans in 2022. Released by the Texans in March 2023, he returned to Detroit and was selected to his first Pro Bowl last season for his play on special teams.
Recently re-signed by the Lions, Jalen Reeves-Maybin will take on a high-profile off-field post as well. The NFLPA elected the veteran linebacker to be its next president.
NFLPA presidents are elected by the board of player reps; Reeves-Maybin will succeed former center JC Tretter in the role. Tretter held the job for four years, being elected in March 2020. Reeves-Maybin had previously served as NFLPA vice president.
While Tretter’s appointment came just after players ratified the current CBA, the former Packers and Browns blocker was in place as COVID-19 changed the NFL for a stretch.
That brought a host of challenges in multiple seasons, most notably a 2020 campaign that featured a radically adjusted off season program and many venues without fans due to the pandemic. Reeves-Maybin will enter his union presidency on smoother terrain.
He signed a two-year, $7.5 million deal with the Lions on Feb. 26.
